IU yHeart Lab

The youth HEalth Addictions & Racial equity analyTics lab studies psychosocial, environmental, and behavioral factors related to addictive behaviors.

[IU yHeart Lab @yHEARTlab]

Thank you to everyone who helped with recruitment & to those who took part! We are beyond grateful for your support. We look forward to updating you with the results! #yHeartLab #MinorityHealth #ResearchForChange

[IU yHeart Lab @yHEARTlab]

#WaybackWednesday: Our lab director, Dr. Wura Jacobs , sharing some #WednesdayWisdom 🌱
Follow and stay tuned for her latest work!

[IU yHeart Lab @yHEARTlab]

It's the last week to participate in our study, Project DIVA! Our project aims to gain a deeper understanding of health profiles & experiences of Black young adults in the US. Sign up today to see if you are eligible! #BlackHealthMatters #ResearchForChange https://t.co/SEQJyg3lJm

[IU yHeart Lab @yHEARTlab]

🌎#RepresentationMatters: When study participants reflect the unique diversity in communities, it allows us to identify the causes of #healthdisparities & create interventions to address #healthinequities 🎙️Your voice matters. Make an impact today! 👉https://t.co/SEQJyg3lJm

[IU yHeart Lab @yHEARTlab]

Want to contribute to research on health behavior among Black youth and young adults? Sign up today to see if you are eligible for our study.
Only a couple more weeks left before recruitment ends! #BlackHealthMatters #ResearchForChange
https://t.co/SEQJyg3lJm

[IU yHeart Lab @yHEARTlab]

Sign up today! We are still recruiting for Project DIVA! This study will help us understand the unique experiences that shape health behavior among Black youth. Please share with your networks & RT!
https://t.co/Qu0DLj71TE

[IU yHeart Lab @yHEARTlab]

#ICYMI Check out this publication by our lab director Dr. Wura Jacobs, and co-authors @AdamMLeventhal @Doctor_BT
👇https://t.co/c6BX5GvWvI

[Cannabis Seed Bank of ME • R&D @SeedBankME]

Cannabis Research:
Association of self-reported use of cannabis for the purpose of improving physical, mental, and sleep health with problematic cannabis use risk

Mental health was the most endorsed reason (73.38%) for use among study sample.
#Cannabis
https://t.co/yH8iNGolLf

[IU yHeart Lab @yHEARTlab]

Fill out the interest form here! https://t.co/SEQJyg3lJm

[IU yHeart Lab @yHEARTlab]

📣 Recruitment is still open! Fill out the interest form in the reply below to see if you're eligible for the 15-minute anonymous survey.

[Institute for Addiction Science at USC @IASatUSC]

Congratulations to IAS Director, Dr. Leventhal🎉🌟

Dr. Leventhal received the MED Associates Brady-Schuster Award this past week at the 2023 APA Convention. 👏
#uscinstituteforaddictionscience #usc #ias #keckschoolofmedicine #ksom #addictionscience #2023APAConvention #APA2023

[AdolescentSRNT @AdolescentSRNT]

"Lifetime or ever cigarette, e-cigarette, and cannabis use had an increased risk of an earlier age of onset of depressive and anxiety symptoms across the three cohorts, and the youngest cohort was the most differentially impacted by substance use."

https://t.co/Jyj94yrl61

[IU yHeart Lab @yHEARTlab]

Happy Monday! We're still recruiting participants for Project DIVA. See the details on the flyer! Please RT✨Thank you to all who have shared! #yHeartLab #BlackHealth #ResearchForChange

[IU yHeart Lab @yHEARTlab]

Twitter may have changed, but we're still recruiting participants for our research study! Our study aims to understand the experiences that shape health behavior among Black youth. Please visit https://t.co/mDCmZ3wgYY to see if you are eligible:

[Institute for Addiction Science at USC @IASatUSC]

New publication from @AlyssaHarlow, @AdamMLeventhal & @Doctor_BT that investigates differences by race and ethnicity and education in smoking prevalence and age of smoking initiation among US young adults between 2002 and 2019.

https://t.co/0xTsmK7pDs

[Re-energising Your Career @career_re]

#AcademicTwitter This always makes me laugh! 😂😂@phdvoice #phdlife

[IU yHeart Lab @yHEARTlab]

Twitter may have changed, but we're still recruiting participants for our research study! Our study aims to understand the experiences that shape health behavior among Black youth. Please visit https://t.co/mDCmZ3wgYY to see if you are eligible:

[Health Disparities @NIMHD]

Intervention designs must be comprehensive, multilevel, adaptable, sustainable, & culturally appropriate for populations experiencing health disparities. Learn more about NIMHD’s intervention strategies to advance health disparities science. https://t.co/O3obxIGPkH #NIMHDResearch

[IU yHeart Lab @yHEARTlab]

🙏Thank you for sharing our study, @AdolescentSRNT! This was a great project led by our lab director Dr. Wura Jacobs of @IUBloomington and coauthored by Dr. Wenhua Lu, Dr. Andrea McDonald and Dr. Joshua S Yang. 📊https://t.co/PfHWV7DZiL

[AdolescentSRNT @AdolescentSRNT]

"Investment in social and emotional development reduced the odds of tobacco (aOR = 086, p < .001), cannabis (aOR = 0.83, p < .001), and concurrent tobacco and cannabis (aOR = 0.81, p < .001) use."

https://t.co/FiNZYDNRu5

[You Belong Here @IU_AHS]

You won't want to miss this recent publication co-authored by Dr. Nana Gletsu Miller, an associate professor in the Department of Applied Health Science!

Click here to read: https://t.co/EaK1haZo9Z

#Covid19 #Pandemic #IUB #AppliedHealthScience

[FDA Tobacco @FDATobacco]

When youth use e-cigarettes, they’re at risk for nicotine addiction. Learn more about how to talk to your teen about vaping: https://t.co/oSSBD7Fqdj

[ActionSmoking&Health @AshOrg]

In “Tobacco Nation” (AL, AR, IN, KY, LA, MI, MS, MO, OH, OK, TN, WV), both adults and young adults have 50% higher smoking prevalence and smoke many more cigarettes per capita annually than people living in other states.

Learn more: https://t.co/YtlFfcThic via @truthinitiative